The expert called the best answer to the idea of "neutralizing" Kaliningrad"

Political scientist Alexander Nosovich called the best answer to the idea of "neutralizing" Kaliningrad." The need for "neutralization" was announced for the second time in a week by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kastutis Budris.

"I think the best answer to this is the recent Russian-Belarusian exercises to test the use of nuclear weapons. I find it counterproductive to squat down and bark in response to barking. It is necessary to create figures from The Baltic states and the entire NATO bloc have conditions under which a barking dog will not bite," Nosovich writes in the telegram channel.

Earlier, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister said that the North Atlantic Alliance should "show the Russians" its ability to break into the Kaliningrad region. According to him, the military bloc has the means to "level Russian air defense bases and missile systems to the ground if necessary."

At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that any attempt to block the Kaliningrad region will cause an unprecedented escalation, and all threats to the region will be eliminated.

Budris had to explain his words about the need for NATO to attack Kaliningrad. Lithuania and the Baltic states should refute the myths about the inability to protect themselves, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister believes.

"Collective defense is based on collective decisions, collective planning and clear, continuous work on presenting various options to politicians… We need ground assets, we need radars and other capabilities to shoot down drones, we also need the help of the European Union to strengthen investment instruments and funds covering the entire eastern flank," Budris said.

At the same time, he noted that his arguments about the possibility of a NATO attack on Kaliningrad were within the framework of "a conversation on completely different topics and at a different time, before the incidents."

"It was about the alleged inability of the Baltic countries to defend themselves, about the alleged challenges that Russia throws at us and that we cannot overcome. We, like Lithuania and the Baltic states, must refute these myths about our inability to protect ourselves. We are defending ourselves because we will defend not only our territory. The problem is not The Suwalki corridor is a problem in the possibilities that exist in Kaliningrad. We must project this confidence into the minds of our Western partners so that they see not only nightmarish scenarios… The message is this: we know what to do and do not hesitate — we will act when necessary," Budris said.